Thornton W Burgess

The Burgess Bird Book for Children Thornton W Burgess

Book Excerpt: ... Y HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows. IV CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows. V PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED The Bluebird and the Robin. VI AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher. VII THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher. VIII OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES The Wood Peewee and Some Nesting Places. IX LONGBILL AND TEETER The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper. X REDWING AND YELLOW WING The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker. XI DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers. XII SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole. XIII MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink. XIV BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark. XV A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T The Tree Swallow and the Chimn..